1939 - what have you found?

[Bookbox]

You might try searching on her first name and exact day/month/year of birth, leaving the surname field blank?

The effective date of the 1939 Register is 29 September, after the declaration of war, so she might well be in Liverpool rather than Wales?

[Dollybrush]

Thanks will try that

[Dollybrush]

I tried using her married name although she wouldn't have been married then it came up with her surname crossed out and her married name put in and a date at the side which was the date she married my father so I think I have the right one now thanks

[Nifty1]

I found that my grandfather was living with his wife, brother and possibly a nephew at Cippenham in 1939. Is the1939 register like a census in as much as is only records who was present at the address at the time it was taken, or, can we assume that it is the permanent address of those named?
The Sirname of grandfather is misspelled. I wonder if this is a transcription error, or, he was trying to keep a low profile.

[Guy Etchells]

I found that my grandfather was living with his wife, brother and possibly a nephew at Cippenham in 1939. Is the1939 register like a census in as much as is only records who was present at the address at the time it was taken, or, can we assume that it is the permanent address of those named?
The Sirname of grandfather is misspelled. I wonder if this is a transcription error, or, he was trying to keep a low profile.

Yes the 1939 National Register only records those who were at the house on the night or who came the following day as the front of the schedule states.

"Persons to be included. All persons who spent the night of the national Registration Day in this household or establishment, whether as members, visitors, boarders, servants, or who joined the household or establishment the next morning without being enumerated anywhere else. No one else may be included."

Cheers
Guy

[Nifty1]

Thanks for that Guy

[clairec666]

Like with the 1841-1911 censuses, if you have a niece/nephew/grandchild/sibling in the house there's no way of knowing if they were just staying the night or living there permanently. And if somebody with a different surname appears, you have to do a bit more digging to see if they're related to the others in the household.

[Sloe Gin]

You might try searching on her first name and exact day/month/year of birth, leaving the surname field blank?

Is anyone else finding that it won't let you search without a surname now? 

I'm getting "Please enter a last name" which is very annoying, as using the birthdate I've found several people whose surname is mangled, or in some cases a woman whose married name I didn't know.

[Bookbox]

It's probably temporary, while the free weekend is running, to reduce the load on the server.